The day after getting the holy decree, the news of Zhao Bufan's return to Beijing was completely made public, although Cai Jing had known it for a long time, but at this time the people from the Ministry of Rites officially came forward, and came to the Zhu family's outer house in a mighty manner, verified his body, gave him court clothes, awarded a crown, and conveyed the holy decree, so that Zhao Bufan would go to the court in the early morning two days later. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

At the same time, Zhu Bocai also sent someone to replace the plaque of the Zhu Mansion before dawn, and completely donated the Zhu family's outer residence to Zhao Bufan as his residence in the capital.

The news soon spread throughout the capital, and the streets and alleys gradually talked about the return of the anti-Liao heroes to Beijing to report on their work, and many people were still lingering outside the Zhao Mansion to watch.

After a day like this, almost all the officials and people in the capital already knew about it, but it was a pity that the gate of the Zhao Mansion, which was supposed to be very lively, was extremely deserted.

According to the rules at this time, when foreign ministers enter Beijing, especially foreign ministers with high status enter Beijing, or meritorious ministers enter Beijing, then there will be large and small officials to visit, and the Ministry of Rites will also deliberately flow one or two days when arranging the date of the meeting, which is used to let the foreign ministers deal with the relationship.

These foreign ministers will hold a banquet the day before they meet the saint, even if they live in the post house of the imperial court, then there will be a post house to come forward for Zhang Luo, the foreign minister who entered Beijing.

Zhao Bufan now has a mansion in the capital, so naturally there is no need for the post house to arrange it, but the door of the Zhao Mansion is open but no one comes, which is even more embarrassing!

Originally, many courtiers who had a good relationship with Zhu Bocai came, but when they saw that there were many people here, they left immediately, including Huang Sheng and others, not because they also wanted to embarrass Zhao Bufan, but because they had a good relationship with Zhu Bocai, if they came in at such a time, there would inevitably be rumors that Zhu Bocai would pull people to support his son-in-law's façade, which was even more unfavorable to Zhao Bufan.

The Great Song Dynasty ruled the country with literati and held power, and the status of the warriors was already low, if the Manchu Dynasty was despised by the civil and military, then Zhao Bufan's future career would be very difficult.

At this moment, Zhao Bufan and Zheyuezhi in the mansion were also very angry, they specially prepared more than 30 tables of wine banquets according to Zhu Bocai's instructions earlier, and they were still discussing whether they would not be enough to sit, but they thought that at noon, the 30 tables of delicious food were almost cold, but there was no one, and the entire courtyard except for Zhao Bufan, only Zhu Bocai and his two sons were left, and in addition to that, there were servants in the mansion.

Any high-status foreign minister who enters Beijing to face the saint, even if it is a banquet in the post house, there are usually many officials to support the scene, because the foreign minister can enter the Beijing to face the saint, which has an unusual meaning, and Zhao Bufan is still the first time to face the saint, how many courtiers and officials come to visit and congratulate, which means that everyone is optimistic about this person and whether they give some thin noodles.

But now, Zhao Bufan is still so deserted when he holds a banquet in his own house, which can be called a unique thing in hundreds of years.

Zhu Bocai came over early in the morning, and helped Zhang Luo for a long time, but as time went by, his face was ugly, and when he didn't see anyone come in to congratulate him in the afternoon, he couldn't control it anymore, and slapped the table angrily and left, leaving only one sentence.

"These people will regret it!"

Zhu Bocai's two sons, Zhu Xiaosun and Zhu Xiaozhang, were also present, they were even more surprised than Zhu Bocai, because this situation was completely beyond imagination, and even a small official refused to come, which shows that everyone is ignoring Zhao Bufan, if there is no routine congratulatory rule, it is okay, since there is this rule, then the current situation is really a big joke.

But they are also very helpless, if they come forward to pull people, of course it is no problem, not to mention thirty tables, one hundred tables are not enough to sit, but the consequences will only be worse, so Zhao Bufan will be laughed at more, so they can only toast Zhao Bufan with a glass of wine, only persuade him not to be angry, comfort him and leave.

The entire courtyard was then terrifyingly deserted, and Zhao Bufan was expressionless in the face of the empty courtyard in front of him and the banquet full of thirty tables.

Zhiyuezhi, who was sitting next to him, was so angry that she stuffed something into her mouth, but she knew what the scene was every time the Zhe family returned to Beijing, not to mention the grand occasion of each generation of the Zhe family meeting for the first time, it was basically the same as now, one in the sky and one underground.

When their generation of folded family generals first met the saint, the post house was crowded, and officials below a certain grade could not serve at all.

Early this morning, she was thinking about the scene of the year, and she couldn't wait to follow Zhao Bufan to Zhang Luo, how could she not be angry if she worked hard to get it to the end.

"Eat! we'll eat ourselves!" she said angrily, shoving something into her mouth.

Shi Qian lowered his head sullenly, and said with a wry smile: "How can I finish eating these thirty tables, I ......"

Before the words fell, Luan Tingyu and Zhu Hu both glared at him, picked up the dishes and chopsticks and kept their heads silent.

There were still many servants standing in the courtyard, and they didn't dare to make the slightest sound, Li Santi, the steward in charge of the back kitchen, quietly walked to Zhao Bufan's side, and asked in a low voice: "General Zhao, there are still many dishes that have not been served, do you need to continue to make them?"

Zhao Bufan raised his head, his eyes swept over the servants and maids in the courtyard, and when he saw their bleak faces, he silently closed his eyes.

"I'm sorry, let everyone follow me in the future to be ridiculed, you all sit down to eat, since there are no outsiders coming today, then we will eat with our own families!"

"General Xie for the banquet!" the servants and maids thanked one after another, but their faces were indeed gloomy.

In this era, servants and maids are often respected because of their masters, and when this kind of scene spreads today, they will be ridiculed among relatives and friends in the future, and they will also be looked down upon when they go out, which is completely different from when they served the Zhu family earlier, and they feel very uncomfortable.

As they sat down, dozens of people in the courtyard didn't make the slightest sound, and all of them kept their heads down.

Zhu Hu really couldn't stand this atmosphere, and got up angrily: "Everyone should eat, drink when they should drink, can't lose General Zhao's field, come, drink!"

After speaking, he slapped away the wine jar next to him and took the initiative to pour wine for everyone.

Everyone understood Zhao Bufan's mood at the moment, and although they were very depressed in their hearts, they still echoed it one after another, and forced themselves to cheer up to support Zhao Bufan.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Bufan was a little moved, but in fact it was not a taste, the table full of delicacies, the empty banquet was the biggest irony for him, that kind of mood made him tasteless, sitting silently on the host's seat, indifferently watching the dishes gradually become cold!

Although Zhu Hu, Luan Tingyu and Shi Qian all tried their best to liven up the atmosphere, in this case, nothing was meaningful, that is, to provide psychological comfort.

It is conceivable that today's incident will soon spread throughout the capital, and even slowly spread throughout the Great Song Dynasty, becoming a laughing stock.

Even one day, it will be written in the history books: Xiang Du commanded Zhao Bufan to return to Beijing for the first time to report on his work, set up a banquet, no one went to the appointment, and was snubbed.

Because this kind of thing is really strange and terrifying, the higher Zhao Bufan's achievements in the future, the more today's events will be recorded, and even after a thousand years, future generations will still regard it as a conversation after tea and dinner.

No matter how generous Zhao Bufan is, he still has a bottom line after all, and this kind of humiliation is really unacceptable to him!

This incident may make him famous in the Great Song Dynasty again, and he will remain in the annals of history forever and become a laughing stock!

Zhi Yuezhi looked at him worriedly: "Forget it, why don't be unhappy, we will eat ours!"

"I really can't eat it!" Zhao Bufan smiled bitterly, he had tried his best to calm his heart, but he really couldn't pass this hurdle in his heart. "Eat! I'll go back to my study and be quiet!"

At this moment, his figure is very lonely, he fought bloodily in northern Xinjiang, but he was treated like this, becoming a laughing stock for the ages, how to endure it!

It's just that the traitorous ministers don't come, and no one from the loyal ministers comes, and even a little official doesn't come to take a look, which makes him really sad, the lonely figure moving forward, I can see that Zhiyuezhi faintly feels like crying, because she knows how much Zhao Bufan has paid for the Great Song Dynasty!

The courtyard was silent......

Suddenly, the servant in charge of welcoming the guests rushed in and shouted excitedly: "Visitor!

Immediately after, another servant rushed in and shouted urgently: "Visitor!

In an instant, Zhao Bufan paused and turned his head suddenly.

"Liu Zhongwu and Liu Yanqing?" Zhi Yuezhi's eyes lit up, and her emotions were instantly excited.

Liu Yanqing and Liu Zhongwu are the deputy commanders of the two divisions, similar to the deputy marshal of the soldiers and horses, and their identities are extraordinary, and they are Zhao Bufan's current direct superiors.

Zhao Bufan was even more stunned, he never thought that these two people would come.

After a while, the two pairs of father and son walked into the compound with a smile, and Zhao Bufan stepped forward and saluted: "The last general, Zhao Bufan, meet the two generals!"

Liu Zhongwu laughed heartily, waved his hand and said: "Today we congratulate you on your first meeting of the saint, this is also your home, we are guests, you are the lord, why do you need such a big gift!"

Liu Yanqing took over and said: "That's a good word, just have good wine and good food!"

The emotion in Zhao Bufan's heart is really difficult to express to outsiders, no matter what status these famous generals used to have in his mind, but at least from this moment on, he remembered these people, and he remembered them very deeply.

"The two generals sit down here!" Zhao Bufan beckoned them to the main table, and ordered the servants casually: "Replace all the cold dishes!"

The two pairs of father and son actually saw the deserted scene in the courtyard, but as if they didn't see it, they sat down happily, and the young Liu Qi quickly interjected boldly: "Zhao Bufan, I have long wanted to see you, my father has been saying hello to me all day long, if I can lead the army alone in the future, I must compete with you!"

It's said very bluntly, and there is nothing strange about it, so it's very comfortable to listen to, because it's a military flavor.

Liu Guangshi, who was also young, glanced at him angrily, and interrupted with a smile: "You know the competition, today is the first competition!"

"It's better than you to drink!" Liu Qi replied loudly.

Liu Zhongnan and Liu Yanqing watched the two of them bickering, smiling happily, and Liu Zhongnan even said: "The three of you will inevitably fight side by side in the future, and be closer and closer!"

Their arrival finally made Zhao Bufan slightly swept away the haze, and a few people seemed to have not seen those empty banquets at all, and they were enlivening the atmosphere!

Zhao Bufan also personally patted the wine jar and poured wine for a few people gratefully.

"The queen has arrived at !!!"

The eunuch's high-pitched shouts suddenly resounded in the ears of several people, and before they could react, they soon shouted two more in succession, from far to near.

"The queen has arrived at !!!"

"The Queen Mother Drove to !!!" (To be continued.) )